Job Description

NielsenIQ is maturing its Cloud Infrastructure Security programs and is recruiting a Cybersecurity Senior Engineer who will be responsible for evaluating the tools, processes and procedures used to secure applications within the cloud focused on Microsoft Azure, but includes GCP and AWS. You will be supporting programs across all geographies and business units.

 As the Cloud Infrastructure Security, Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining the tools and technologies that secure cloud applications and platforms. You will oversee cloud security tools and technologies within a multi-national matrixed environment. The cloud infrastructure security engineer will have the opportunity to replace the current Cloud Workload Protection Platform and advocate for the tech stack used for monitoring. 

This position will involve working closely with application development teams, business units, technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive the adoption and maturity of the NIQ’s Cloud security programs. 

What you’ll do 

• Manage, maintain and tune the cloud workload protection platform 

• Partner with the application security team to implement security controls aligned to business operations 

• Review IaaS / PaaS architecture roadmaps for the cloud to and recommend baseline security controls and hardening requirements 

• Recommend security guardrails to protect workloads within the cloud while maintaining deployment agility 

• Define security monitoring requirements with the Security Operations Center for Cloud based systems and applications

• Partner with the architecture team on Web Application Firewall and API security protection patterns

• Partner with the threat intelligence teams to identify shadow IT and applications

• Contribute to the security champions program for material related cloud infrastructure security 

We’re looking for people who have 

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field including Computer Science, Information Systems, Math, Physics, Science or similar desired - experience in government, military or in other capacities with similar focus can be substituted

• Experience working with government or military including nation state and sophisticated cybercrime experience including knowledge of sophisticated hacking techniques, malicious actors, IOCs, TTPs and the ability to translate intelligence into action is highly desirable

• Experience working with and securing modern enterprise technologies including containers, virtualization, cloud, secrets management, orchestration, authentication, SSO, MFA, federation in multi-cloud environments, passwordless, zero trust architecture

• Experience with CI/CD pipeline including tools such as Bitbucket, Gitlab, Jenkins, Terraform

• Experience with Cloud Workload Protection Platforms such as Azure Security Center, Wiz, Palo Alto Prisma, Orca Security, etc.

• Certifications such as AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security, AZ-303: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, vendor specific training

• Demonstrated engagement in security conferences, training, learning, associations is highly desired and fully supported

• Self-starter, technology and security hobbyist, enthusiast

• Lifelong learner with endless curiosity 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About NielsenIQ 

NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company that provides the most complete and trusted view available of consumers and markets worldwide. We provide consumer packaged goods manufacturers/fast-moving consumer goods and retailers with accurate, actionable information and insights and a complete picture of the complex and changing marketplace that companies need to innovate and grow. Our approach marries proprietary NielsenIQ data with other data sources to help clients around the world understand what’s happening now, what’s happening next, and how to best act on this knowledge. We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 90 countries, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.niq.com.

NielsenIQ is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.